Russell Manfield is the UQ Ventures Academic-in-Residence. He is also a Senior Lecturer and Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the UQ Business School. His work is informed by his industry experience, which includes his early career as a mechanical engineer in the mining and telecommunication sectors, before starting new ventures in technology, agri-tech & workplace training domains. Russell delivers course in entrepreneurship, innovation and strategy and has built online courses covering corporate innovation, service innovation culture, innovation strategy for quantum technology and navigating the demands of 21st century work skills.
In his role as Academic-in-Residence, Russell works with students and founders at the intersection of practice and research, collaborating with the UQ Ventures team in the ongoing development of new knowledge frameworks that assist the advancement of entrepreneurial learning and practice.
Russell’s research in entrepreneurship focuses on impact strategies for new ventures and new technologies to craft sustainable value frameworks. He leads and collaborates on research opportunities that target emerging economies, fast-evolving technology domains and design thinking pedagogy for new generations of innovators.
Russell is also an Associate Investigator for EQUS (Engineered Quantum Systems), an ARC Centre of Excellence anchored at UQ with 5 research nodes (UQ, ANU, USyd, Macquarie, UWA).